Journey planner - Cycling UK
WEBJourney planner | Cycling UK. Cycling UK is more than just a membership charity, which provides you with excellent insurance, information and a magazine. We also run a range of projects, groups and programmes across all nations of the UK to encourage people to cycle. The Cycle Access Fund helps increase cycling in Scotland by providing grants ...
A guide to cycle tyre sizes - Cycling UK
WEBTyres of the same size may come with lots of different markings: 28×1¼×15/8, 28×1¾×1¼ or 700×32C, for example, which are all 32-622. Even worse, the same or very similar markings can sometimes be found on completely different sizes of tyre: 26×1½ and 26x1.5. It might be supposed that these two tyres are both notionally 26" diameter ...
Cycling UK’s cycling statistics
WEBEach year, Cycling UK rounds up numerous statistics on cycling, mainly using government sources. We hope you find them useful and enjoy browsing through them. This page summarises some of the latest findings, but the attached report goes into considerably more depth, and includes charts and tables. For most sources, the latest available figures ...
What are the pros and cons of tubeless tyres? - Cycling UK
WEBTubeless pros. The tyres can be ridden at lower pressures, improving traction off road, without the risk of pinch punctures. Lower pressures mean improved comfort and rolling performance on rough surfaces (find out more about tyre pressure). Rolling resistance should be lower even on smooth surfaces. Since there’s no inner tube, there’s no ...
Electric cycles and the law: what you need to know | Cycling UK
WEBYou don’t need to register the bike as you would a motor vehicle, including mopeds and motorbikes, or have insurance or wear a helmet. One more thing, the law states you must be 14 years of age or over to ride an e-bike on public roads. However, someone under 14 can ride an e-bike off road. Sixteen years is the minimum age to ride a moped in ...
Guide to electric bikes and e-cycles | Cycling UK
WEBMotors on e-bikes are legally limited to a maximum of 250 watts ‘continuous power’. This is a scientifically hazy definition and the peak powers of today’s motors reach many times this (for brief periods only). In practice this means quicker hill climbing and better acceleration. Perhaps more helpful are the % assist settings on motors ...
A guide to car-mounted cycle carriers (bike racks on cars)
WEBThe rear-mounted rack tends to follow a relatively basic design — a metal frame which sits against the back of the car, with four or six straps hooking it to the edges of the car boot or hatchback, and two arms on which the bikes hang. Despite rear-mounted carriers’ apparent simplicity, there are some things to be wary of.
Simple bike maintenance guides - Cycling UK
WEBDownloads. 1. Before you set off 2. Essential tools 3. Repairing a puncture 4. Adjusting your gears and brakes 5. Repairing a broken chain. To help keep your bike in the best condition, Cycling UK has produced five simple guides on bike maintenance, designed to be downloaded to your phone for reference for wherever you travel.
Changes to the Highway Code: FAQs - Cycling UK
WEBThe Highway Code has to reflect changes in the law, new infrastructure design and the way people use the roads, so it’s been reviewed and revised several times since it first appeared in 1931. The Department for Transport consulted on the latest changes in 2020 and, following analysis of the feedback, revisions were laid before Parliament on ...
What’s legal – and what’s not – on your bike? - Cycling UK
WEBCycling UK’s guide to cycle lighting regulations explains the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations in detail, but in summary you need a white light at the front and a red light at the rear, visible from the front and rear respectively and fixed to your bike. A light obscured by a saddlebag isn’t legal and neither is a torch on your head ...